Adjustable support for curtains.



HOLLIS. ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR CURTAINS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 16, 1910. RENEWED SEPTA), 1912.

1 056,741 Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH CO-, WASHINGTON. D. C.

E. HOLLIS.

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR CURTAINS.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV.. 16, 1910. RENEWED SEPII. 9, 1912.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913'.

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UNITED {STATES PATENT @FFICE.

E lLMER HOLLIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT FOR CURTAINS.

Application filed November 16, 1910, Serial No. 532,616.

To all toil-0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER Honus, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Adjustable Support for Curtains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an adjustable support ing device for window shade rolls.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device of this character by means of which the shade roll may be adjusted to any desired height of the window so that the shade may be unwound to cover any desired area of the window.

Another object is to provide a device of this character, requiring only a minimum number of parts so that it may be manufactured at a very low cost.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable shade roll supporting device, which may be readily applied toa window and assembled to support the shade roll.

Another object is to provide a shade roll supporting device which may be readily lowered so that the shade may be repaired or adjusted or another shade substituted.

A further object is to provide means to enable the shade to wind and unwind evenly.

A further object is to provide means to prevent the lower end of the shade from flapping, and also to prevent said end from winding around the shade roll and thus allowing the shade spring to run down.

Other objects will appear from the following description.

A desirable embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which the reference characters of the specification indicate the corresponding parts in all the views.

Referring to the drawing, Figure l is an inside view of a window showing my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the shade roll supporting members and locking rod therefor. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of Fig. 1 taken on the line 3 of said figure. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section of Fig. 1 taken on line 4 of said figure. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the guide rods. Fig. 6 is a perspective showing one of the guide members at the lower end of the shade. Fig. 7 is a view of a modified form of locking rod. Fig. 8

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18,1913.

Renewed September 9, 1912. Serial No. 719,457.

which the bar is made in one piece.

In the drawing A. indicates a window casing to one side of which is secured the rod 1 and to the other side is secured the rod 2. The rods are secured to the casing at their ends by means of screws extending through openings 3, formed at the ends of the rods. The rods are preferably secured within the casing as shown, but if desirable, they could be secured to the face of the casing. Shade roll supporting members 5 and 6 are provided with eye-bearings 7 and 8 which respectively surround the rods 1 and 2 whereby said members are slidably and pivotally mounted on said rods. The member 5 is provided with a round hole 9 and the member 6 is provided with a rectangular hole 10 to respectively receive the end of the rotatable shaft and the end of the stationary shaft of the shade roll B to support the shade roll on said members. By means of this construction the ordinary shade roll of a given length could be used with my improved supporting device.

Each of the members 5 and 6 is provided with a tubular locking rod receiving element 11 which is adapted to receive one of the ends 12 of the horizontal locking rod 13. The ends 12 extend substantially at right angles to the rod 13 so that when inserted in the tubular elements 11, the members 5 and (3 will rest substantially at right angles to the shaft of the shade roll in supporting po' sition for the shade roll. The ends 12 of the locking rods 13 and the openings in the elements 11, into which said ends are inserted to connect said rod to the members 5 and 6, are round, which permits said ends to turn in said elements when conditions require such movement. The connections of the rod 13 to the supporting members 5 and 6 are therefore pivotal connections. In order to adaptmy improved supporting device to windows of different sizes, the rod 13 is made to telescope, so that it may be readily lengthened or shortened to space the supporting members nearer together, or farther apart and also to enable said members 5 and 6 automatically to move horizontally with relation to each other so that the members may slide over such irregularities in the rods 1 and 2 as would cause such relative horizontal movement of the members. The rod 13 is composed preferably of three sections, the two end sections 15, at the outer ends of which are formed the ends 12, and the intermediate tubular section 16, which receives the inner ends of the sections 15. The pivotal connections of the rod 13 and supporting members 5 and (3 permit swinging movement of said rod and members with relation to each other at the points 01 said pivotal connect-ions so that said members may slide over such bent portions or irregularities in the rods 1 and 2 as would cause such swinging movement of said members in sliding along said rods. As said members 5 and 6 are caused to swing with relation to the rod 13 as above described the members are also at times caused to approach or move away from each other which is possible by reason of the telescopic construction of the rod 13. p

The construction of the rod 13 and. the manner in which it is connected to the supporting members 5 and 6 are such that the members are, under all conditions, maintained parallel to each other, by the rod, so that if one of the supporting members 5 or (3 should slide over such an irregularity in one of the rods 1 or 2 as would cause such member to swing horizontally at an angle to its normal position, either to the left or right (which movement is possible by rea' son of the members 5 and 6 being pivotally mounted on the rods 1 and 2) the other supporting member would be caused, by the rod 13, to swing in the same direction and assume the same angle.

The rod 13 not only telescopes but is of such construction that the end sections 15 may turn in the intermediate tubular section 16 which construction enables the members 5 and 6 to swing in a vertical plane with re lation to each other, when such members slide over such irregularities in the rods 1 and 2 as will cause such movement of said members.

It will thus be seen that the locking rod 13, while it at all times locks the supporting members 5 and 6 in supporting position, also permits a great variety of movements of the members 5 and G, to enable said members to slide freely over as many various irregularities in the rods 1 and 2, so that the danger ot' the members 5 and 6 binding on the rods 1 and 2 is reduced to a minimum.

21 cord 20 is provided for raising and lowering the shade. This cord is divided into two pieces, 21 and 22, at its upper end the piece 21 of which passes through an eye, 23, secured to the upper edge of the casing A and is secured to the member 5, while the piece passes through eye 23 and eye 24: similarly secured to casing A and is secured to member 6.

On pulling downward on the cord 20 the pieces 21 and 22 ot the cord will pull. the members 5 and G upwardly equal distances on the rods 1 and 2, thus, horizontally raising the shade roll. The shade roll may be sustained at the desired elevation by means of the fastening member 25 which is notched for engagement with the cord 20. At the respective ends of the stiffening strip 30 at the lower edge of the shade, are pivotally secured, by means of pins 18, the guide members 31 and 32, said members respectively comprising a pair of spring arms 33 and 34, each of the arms 33 being provided with a yoke 35 which straddles the rod 1 and each of the arms 34 being provided with a yoke 36 which straddles the rod 2, whereby the lower edge of the shade is at all times held in alinement with said rods, thus preventing the lower edge of the shade from fiap ping and also causing the shade to wind evenly on the roll. These guide members also prevent the lower end of the shade from winding around the shade rollnnaking it impossible for the shade roll spring to run down The outer edges of each of the yokes 35 and 36 are bent inwardly and spring toward each other to engage the rods to resist any ordinary action tending to pull the yokes ofi the rods. The yokes, however, being resilient, will spread open at their outer edges and slip over the rods when sutficient force is applied thereto for the purpose of removing the same from the rods. The extreme outer edges of said yokes are bent outwardly slightly to form cam surfaces for engagement with the rods when being placed thereon to spread said outer edges apart to enable the yokes to he slipped over the rods into their normal operative positions.

In order to place the shade in position upon my improved support-ing device, (assuming the rod 13 to be removed from the members 5 and 6 and said members swung outwardly) the shade roll is placed between said members in such positionthat the ends of the rotatable and stationary shafts of the shade roll will register with the holes 9 and 10 in said members", the members 5 and (3 are then swung inwardly until they are perpendicular to the axis of the shade roll and the ends of said shafts are inserted in the holes 9 and 10 of. said members; the rod 13. being adjusted to the desired length, is then placed behind the tubular elements 11 of the members 5 and 6 in such position that the ends 12 of said rod register with the openings in said elements; the rod is then brought forward until the ends 12 thereof fit properly in the openings in the tubular elements 11; the yo-kes and 36 are then slipped over the rods 1 and 2 and the shade is then in position for use.

hen the rod 13 is placed in position with the ends 12 fitting in the elements 11 the members and 6 are locked in supporting position perpendicular to the axis of the shade roll. Outward swinging movement of the members 5 and 6 is prevented by the intermediate section 16 since said section prevents outward movement of the rods 15 which would necessarily take place with the movement of the members 5 and 6.

I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described as variations and modifications could be made which would fall within the scope of the invention.

By placing my supporting device within the casing of the window the parts are not exposed. The general construction and arrangement of my invention also presents a very neat appearance.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7 the locking rod 13 is composed only of two sections 15 and 15 The section 15 has a tubular portion 50 which receives the rod 15".

Having described my invention I claim:

1. A device of the character set forth comprising, guide rods, supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods and pivotally mounted thereon to swing radially therefrom, a. longitudinally adjustable locking member pivotally connected to said supporting members adapted to lock said supporting members in supporting position and to permit relative movement of said supporting members to enable said members to slide over the irregularities in said guide rods.

2. In combination, guide rods, supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods and pivotally mounted thereon, to swing radially therefrom, a telescoping locking member pivotally connected to said supporting members adapted to lock said supporting members in supporting position, and to permit relative movement 01 said supporting members to enable said members to slide over the irregularities in said guide rods.

3. A device of the character set forth comprising, guide rods, supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods and pivotally mounted thereon to swing radially therefrom, a longitudinally adjustable locking member comprising an intermediate section, and two end sections telescopically connected to said intermediate section and pivotally connected to said supporting members, to lock said supporting members in supporting position and to permit relative movement of said supporting members to enable said members to slide over the irregularities in said guide rods.

4. A device of the character as described comprising guide rods, supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods and pivotally mounted thereon to swing radially therefrom, said supporting members provided with tubular receiving elements and adapted to extend substantially at right angles to the axis of the curtain when said members are in supporting position, a loclc ing member adapted to extend substantially parallel to the axis of the curtain and having its ends extending substantially at right angles thereto to be inserted in said tubular receiving elements to lock said supportingmembers in supporting position and to permit relative movement of said supporting members to enable said members to slide over the irregularities in said guide rods.

5. A device of the character as described comprising guide rods, support-ing members 'slidably mounted on said guide rods and pivotally mounted thereon to swing radially therefrom, said supporting members provided with tubular receiving elements adapted to extend substantially at right angles to the axis of the curtain when said supporting members are in supporting position, a. longitudinally adjustable locking member comprising an intermediate tubular section and two end sections telescoping within said tubular sect-ion and havin their ends extending substantially at right angles thereto to be inserted in said tubular receiving elements to lock said supporting members in supporting position, and to permit relative movement of said supporting members to enable said members to slide over the irregularities in said guide rods.

6. A device of the character disclosed comprising guide rods, supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods, and a longitudinally adjust-able locking member pivotally connected to said supporting members adapted to lock said members in supporting position and to permit swinging movement of said members from their points of pivotal connections to said locking member.

7. In combination guide rods supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods, a telescoping locking member pivotally connected to said supporting members adapted to lock said members in supporting position and to permit swinging movement of said members from their points of pivotal connections to said locking member.

8. In combination guide rods supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods, a longitudinally adjustable locking member comprising an intermediate section, and two end sections telescopically mounted in said intermediate section and pivotally connected to said supporting members to lock said supporting members in supporting position and to permit swinging movement of said members from their points of pivotal connections to said end sections of said locking member.

9. In combination, guide rods, supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods, provided with tubular receiving elements adapted to extend substantially at =& 1,056,741

right angles to the axis of the curtain when said members are in supporting position, a longitudinally adjustable locking member adapted to extend substantially parallel to the axis of the curtain and having its ends extending substantially at right angles thereto to be inserted in said tubular elements to lock said supporting members in supporting position and to permit swinging movement of said members upon said ends of said locking member.

10. In combination, guide rods, supporting members slidably mounted on said guide rods provided with tubular receiving elements adapted to extend substantially at right angles to the axis of the curtain when said members are in supporting position, a

longitudinally adjustable locking member comprising an intermediate tubular section and two end sections telescoping with said intermediate section and having their ends extending substantially at right angles thereto adapted to fit in said tubular elements to lock said supporting members in supporting position and to permit swinging movement of said members upon said ends of said end sections of said locking member. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELMER HOLLIS. IVitnesses M. L. BRnsLix, J, R. MILLWARD,

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